Official Cup

Ahmet Fear Stadyumu
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) SARAY A.Ş's Ant Temizkan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 8th minute, one of SARAY A.Ş:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for SARAY A.Ş. 15 minutes into the match, Black-White MH's goal looked a bit too open when Zheng Li Ling came free, but Elano Prestes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elano Prestes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zheng Li Ling, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the game, Black-White MH's Severino Di Giovanni nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Birdal Nuratay made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Di Giovanni in the 25th minute of play forced SARAY A.Ş's goalkeeper Birdal Nuratay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute Black-White MH were awarded a corner. Riho Põldmaa went to the cornerflag to take it. 31 minutes into the match, SARAY A.Ş's goal looked a bit too open when Severino Di Giovanni came free, but Birdal Nuratay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Black-White MH's goal looked a bit too open when Antonello Ragazzoni came free, but Elano Prestes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Black-White MH's Severino Di Giovanni sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Birdal Nuratay narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Yao Xiang Sheng hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in SARAY A.Ş's zone, Sigvard Åkesson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Birdal Nuratay came out of the goal and Sigvard Åkesson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Severino Di Giovanni to strike the kick off in the second half. Severino Di Giovanni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Birdal Nuratay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Riho Põldmaa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Birdal Nuratay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severino Di Giovanni in the 57th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Severino Di Giovanni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Birdal Nuratay was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Di Giovanni in the 60th minute of play forced SARAY A.Ş's goalkeeper Birdal Nuratay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Cengiz Zorbey left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Black-White MH fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Black-White MH made a substitution. Chad Kaplan replaced Arif Nihat Tekke. Black-White MH's Riho Põldmaa managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Hassan Briso in the 68 minute of the game. Birdal Nuratay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Di Giovanni, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Hassan Briso made in the 71st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Antonello Ragazzoni immediately put the ball in play. 72 minutes into the game, Hassan Briso threw the ball into play from the sideline. Black-White MH's Riho Põldmaa quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Elano Prestes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonello Ragazzoni in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cengiz Zorbey in the 77th minute of play forced SARAY A.Ş's goalkeeper Birdal Nuratay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Severino Di Giovanni had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Birdal Nuratay. SARAY A.Ş's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Severino Di Giovanni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. If Severino Di Giovanni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Di Giovanni in the 84th minute of play forced SARAY A.Ş's goalkeeper Birdal Nuratay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SARAY A.Ş were awarded a corner in the 87th minute after Black-White MH's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hassan Briso took the corner. Birdal Nuratay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Di Giovanni, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 96th minute Gürhan Tüzeman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elano Prestes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the SARAY A.Ş players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Black-White MH.